Win: Ed Small (2-1) Loss: Jorge Williams (0-2)
Save: Sparky Fortune (5)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Ed Small pitching. Danny Miller flies out to the right fielder. Steve Mustaikis grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Hankinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jorge Williams pitching. Dick Hayworth grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Wise grounds out to the shortstop. Sparky Nunez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bill Dorman strikes out. Ron Conde grounds out to the second baseman. Shannon Ritterson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Sparky Nunez. Jack Gilbreath strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alan Selkirk flies out to the right fielder. Jody Grace strikes out. Bud Platte singles to right field. Greg Carroll singles to left field. Bud Platte advances to third on the hit. Mike Doyle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Don Schlueter walks. Jorge Williams lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Danny Miller strikes out. Steve Mustaikis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ed Small strikes out. Dick Hayworth grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Wise hits a home run. Sparky Nunez singles to center field. Alan Selkirk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Frank Hankinson strikes out. Bill Dorman pops out to the third baseman. Ron Conde grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jody Grace strikes out. Bud Platte hits a home run. Greg Carroll strikes out. Mike Doyle triples. Ed Small pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Shannon Ritterson lines out to the first baseman. Jack Gilbreath singles to right field. Don Schlueter strikes out. Jorge Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dick Hayworth singles to center field. Steve Wise strikes out. Sparky Nunez flies out to the right fielder. Alan Selkirk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Danny Miller grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Mustaikis pops out to the second baseman. Frank Hankinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jody Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Platte grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Carroll grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Bill Dorman grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Conde grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shannon Ritterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Goodwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Doyle grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Small strikes out. Dick Hayworth walks. Steve Wise strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jack Gilbreath walks. Don Schlueter strikes out. Steve Johnson is pinch hitting for Bill Goodwin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Danny Miller walks. Steve Mustaikis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ryan Wilkerson pitching. Sparky Nunez grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Selkirk singles to left field. Jody Grace strikes out. Alan Selkirk steals second. Bud Platte flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Frank Hankinson singles to left field. Bill Dorman walks. Sparky Fortune comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ron Conde strikes out. Shannon Ritterson flies out to the right fielder. Jack Gilbreath grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Baltimore total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Steve Wise is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joaquin Duran did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gabby Morman improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Buford improves in range Lary Clemons improves in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Samuels improves in power_vs_righty Ubaldo Kelleher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Gedman improves in arm Jack Samuels improves in speed